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Stop Eating Unhealthy — How To Change Your Eating Habits
3 min readJun 27, 2021
- Only Buy Healthy Foods — If you do not have anything unhealthy to eat in the house you will be less likely to get it since it takes that much more effort.
Go shopping when you are full and make a list in advance. Only buy what is on that list. No exceptions. - Make 1 Choice — Do not worry about the rest of the day, week, month or year and just focus on the choice in front of you. Pick something healthier just this once. And then simply rinse and repeat.
- Find Out Why You Started — Likely there is something this unhealthy food gives you. Comfort, Security, Luxury, Happiness… Something is in it for you. Find out what that is and create an alternative Habit that creates that same feeling.
- Start Small — Do not try to completely cut the unhealthy stuff from your life. Take a baby step for now. If you eat an entire cake every week eat everything but 1 piece. If you eat an entire candy bar a day save at least one piece for tomorrow. And if you buy a 10 Piece Chicken Nuggets buy an 8 Piece one next time instead.
Many people start faster than they are ready for and then break down. One step at a time is far better! Build on that! - Create a Reason — Why do you want to stop eating unhealthy? What is it all for? What will your life look like in 10 years if you stop? What will it look…
